HTML Study Plan
A short, focused study plan that takes you from zero HTML to comfortable with the modern stack.
HTML in 10 days
EXAMPLE
# HTML study plan - 10 working days Day 1 - Tags + elements + attributes - Headings h1-h6, paragraphs, links, images - Block vs inline; document structure Day 2 - Lists + tables + forms - ul / ol / dl - Tables with caption + thead + tbody + scope - Form basics: input, label, button Day 3 - Semantic HTML5 - header, nav, main, article, section, aside, footer - figure + figcaption - details + summary Day 4 - Forms in depth - Input types: email, url, date, color, range, search, tel - Validation: required, pattern, min, max, minlength, maxlength - novalidate + custom validation with JS Day 5 - Media + responsive - <picture> + <source> + srcset + sizes - <video> + <audio> + tracks - Lazy loading + width/height for CLS Day 6 - Accessibility - Labels + aria-* basics - Focus order + keyboard nav - Screen reader testing (NVDA on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS) Day 7 - Performance basics - Critical CSS inline + defer scripts - Preload key resources - Compress images, lazy-load below the fold Day 8 - SEO basics - Title + meta description + canonical - Open Graph + Twitter cards - Structured data (JSON-LD schema.org) Day 9 - Web components + new HTML - <dialog> for modals - <details> / <summary> for accordions - popover attribute (newer) - Slot, template, custom elements Day 10 - Build a small static site - 4 pages with semantic structure - 1 form, 1 gallery, 1 video, 1 accordion - Lighthouse 90+ across the board - Deploy to Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, or Vercel Tips: - Validate at validator.w3.org - Test with NVDA or VoiceOver weekly - Treat alt text like a tweet about the image
Why it matters
Two weeks of focused HTML is enough to write production-quality markup. The combination of semantic elements + accessible forms + responsive media + Lighthouse covers most of what employers actually look at in front-end interviews.
Tip: Tweak the snippet with Try it Yourself », then sit the quiz at the bottom of the page.
Example
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Study Plan</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML Study Plan</h1>
<p>This is a demo page for the "HTML Study Plan" lesson.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Exercise
A solid daily learning streak should be at least how many minutes?
minutes/day
Pick a sustainable round number.
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